Modic Changes Increase the Cage Subsidence Rate in Spinal Interbody Fusion Surgery: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis

Y Duan, D Feng, M Zhu, H Qiu, T Li, Z Chen, L Jiang… - World Neurosurgery, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective To compare the effect of different Modic changes (MC) grades on the cage
subsidence rate after spinal interbody fusion surgery. Methods We comprehensively …

Vertebral bone quality score to predict cage subsidence following oblique lumbar interbody fusion

Y Huang, Q Chen, L Liu, G Feng - Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and …, 2023 - Springer
Background Current evidence suggests that the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based
vertebral bone quality (VBQ) score is a good parameter for evaluating bone quality. We …

Comparison of predictive performance for cage subsidence between ct-based hounsfield units and mri-based vertebral bone quality score following oblique lumbar …

X Pu, X Wang, L Ran, T Xie, Z Li, Z Yang, R Lin… - European …, 2023 - Springer
Objective To compare the predictive performance between CT-based Hounsfield units (HU)
and MRI-based vertebral bone quality (VBQ) for cage subsidence (CS) following oblique …

An analysis of different modalities of bone mineral densitometry evaluation in cage subsidence in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

Q Yu, J Chen, H Wang, L Ma - Frontiers in Surgery, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Objective To compare the effectiveness of different measurement methods on bone miner
density (BMD), including cervical HU of CT, MRI-based cervical vertebral bone quality (C …

Assessing bone quality in hounsfield units using computed tomography: what value should be used to classify bone as normal or osteoporotic?

EC Courtois, DD Ohnmeiss - European Spine Journal, 2024 - Springer
Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate threshold values for classifying bone
as normal or osteoporotic based on Computed Tomography (CT) Hounsfield Units (HU) and …

Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion subsidence: computed tomography analysis of incidence, associated risk factors, and impact on outcomes

HA Levy, ZW Pinter, R Reed, JR Harmer… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2024 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The aims of this study were to 1) define the incidence of transforaminal lumbar
interbody fusion (TLIF) interbody subsidence; 2) determine the relative importance of …

High‐Risk Analysis of Vertebral Compression Fractures With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Site‐Specific Volumetric Bone Mineral Density

Y Liu, L Gao, M Li, W Zhang, Y Wang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aims: To explore the distribution of site‐specific volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) and
analyze the mechanism of vertebral compression fractures with type 2 diabetes mellitus …

MRI-based Endplate Bone Quality score independently predicts cage subsidence following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

Q Chen, Y Ai, Y Huang, Q Li, J Wang, H Ding, C Zhu… - The Spine Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND CONTEXT Cage subsidence following transforaminal lumbar
interbody fusion (TLIF) has closely correlated with poor vertebral bone quality. Studies have …

Development and validation of a risk prediction model for cage subsidence after instrumented posterior lumbar fusion based on machine learning: a retrospective …

T Xiong, B Wang, W Qin, L Yang, Y Ou - Frontiers in Medicine, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Interbody cage subsidence is a common complication after instrumented
posterior lumbar fusion surgery, several previous studies have shown that cage subsidence …

MRI-based endplate bone quality scores outperform vertebral bone quality scores in predicting adjacent segment disease following transforaminal lumbar interbody …

Y Wang, C Zhu, Y Ai, J Wang, L Wang, C Zhou… - European Spine …, 2025 - Springer
Purpose This study aims to (1) evaluate whether the endplate bone quality (EBQ) scores can
independently predict adjacent segment disease (ASD); and (2) judge the predictive value …